Apparel – Guard or protector – For wearer's head
Reexamination Certificate
2003-06-02
2004-06-15
Lindsey, Rodney M. (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Guard or protector
For wearer's head
C002S424000, C002S435000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06748607
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a breath guard assembly for a helmet, and in particular to a breath guard assembly for a helmet which is capable of preventing a formation of steam in a shield of a helmet due to a user's breath of helmet which is worn when driving a motorcycle.
2. Description of the Background Art
A helmet is generally used for protecting a user's head and obtaining a certain field of vision with respect to an accident which may occur when driving a motorcycle.
In particular, a transparent shield is engaged to a front side of the helmet for preventing a wind when a motorcycle runs at a high speed and a foreign substance from being inserted thereinto.
When a user breaths in a state that a user wears a shield, a steam may be formed in a shield due to a users breathing operation, so that it is impossible to obtain a field of vision. Furthermore, in the case that an outdoor temperature is low in the winter season, the above phenomenon increasingly occurs due to a high difference of temperature for thereby increasing a probability of accident.
As shown in
FIG. 1
, a breath box
200
is provided for preventing a breath of a helmet user from being directly contacted with a shield
110
of the helmet
100
and guiding the steam to the outside. The above breath box
200
has a certain size for fully covering a nose portion of a helmet user and covering a certain part of a face. An inner portion of the breath box
200
communicates with an air path
100
a
so that a breath of the helmet user is discharged to the outside through an air path
100
a
of a front portion of the helmet
100
.
However, since the conventional breath box
200
has a certain size for too much covering a front side of the user's face, the user feels much inconvenience. In particular, the above inconvenience may be increased in the summer season due to an increased temperature and moisture in the interior of the helmet.
As shown in
FIGS. 2
a
and
2
B; the breath guards
300
,
400
are provided. The above breath guards
300
,
400
have a size for covering a nose portion of a helmet user in minimum, so that the inconvenience is slightly increased. However, the breath guards
300
,
400
are not capable of fully covering the user's breath, so that a steam formation prevention effect of a shield is decreased. For example, in a state that the helmet is worn, when the motorcycle stops for about 5 seconds while it runs, a steam is formed in the shield of the helmet. When the motorcycle runs, it is possible to prevent a formation of steam by a wind which is flown into the interior of the helmet through a portion below a user's jaw. However, when the motorcycle is stopped, since there is not a forwarding blowing wind, the user's breath may spread in the interior of the helmet and may cause a formation of steam in the shield. The breath guards
300
,
400
are engaged to the helmet by protrusions
300
a
,
400
a
which are formed in the lower portion. Since the protrusions
300
a
,
400
a
are formed in a shape of arrow tip, an engaging operation with respect to the helmet is easier, but it is impossible to detach the same. In addition, it is impossible to separate the same from the helmet for a washing or maintenance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a breath guard assembly for a helmet which overcomes the problems encountered in the conventional art.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a breath guard assembly for a helmet which is capable of effectively preventing a formation steam in a helmet shield, removing any inconvenience when wearing a helmet.
It is further another object of the present invention to provide a breath guard assembly for a helmet which is capable of implementing an easier attaching and detaching operation of a breath guard from a helmet body.
To achieve the above objects, there is provided a breath guard assembly for a helmet which comprises a breath guard which includes a guard body having a protrusion portion covering a nose portion of a helmet user, a cushion attached to a back portion of the guard body contacting with the nose portion of the helmet user, and more than one engaging terminals formed in a lower end portion of the guard body, for thereby minimizing a spreading of a user's breath of a helmet in an interior of a helmet and having a certain size for sufficiently covering a nose portion of a helmet user, and a guide which includes a guide body which is vertically inserted into a jaw portion of a front surface of the helmet, an air guide formed in an upper portion of the guide body in a flange shape in such a manner that an air from a front portion of the helmet is moved up along a portion between a shield of the helmet and an outer lateral surface of the breath guard, and an engaging protrusion formed on the air guide and engaged with the engaging terminal of the breath guard.
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Coleman Henry D.
HJC Co. Ltd.
Lindsey Rodney M.
Sapone William J.
Sudol R. Neil
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